1983-84 season

1983-84 season
General information
Manager	Joe Fagan
Captain	Graeme Souness
Performance
Division 1	Winners
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	Winners
Europe	European Cup: Winners
Top scorers
League	Rush (32)
FA Cup	Rush (2)
League Cup	Rush (8)
Europe	European Cup: Rush (5)
Overall	Rush (47)
Attendances
Average	30,290
←1982-83	1984-85→

The 1983-84 season was Liverpool's 92nd season of football since they were established. This season was hugely successful for Liverpool, as they won the treble (First Division, League Cup and European Cup). The only competition Liverpool didn't win was the FA Cup, where they reached the fourth round before being beaten by Brighton.

This season also saw Ian Rush at his goalscoring best, notching 47 goals in all competitions. Rush scored five goals in the game against Luton on 29 October 1983, and four goals against Coventry on 7 May 1984.

Squad[]

GK. Bruce Grobbelaar
GK. Bob Bolder
DF. Alan Kennedy
DF. Mark Lawrenson
DF. Phil Thompson
DF. Phil Neal
DF. Alan Hansen
DF. Gary Gillespie
DF. John McGregor
DF. Jim Beglin
MF. John Wark
MF. Kenny Dalglish
MF. Ronnie Whelan
MF. Sammy Lee
MF. Graeme Souness
MF. Steve Nicol
MF. Craig Johnston
FW. David Hodgson
FW. Michael Robinson
FW. Ian Rush
FW. David West

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Friendlies[]

Pre-season[]

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
5 August 1983	Hamburger	0-0
7 August 1983	Feyenoord	3-3	Lawrenson (15, 50), Dalglish (69)
12 August 1983	Atletico Madrid	1-2	Hodgson
14 August 1983	Dinamo Bucharest	3-2	Robinson 2, Dalglish

Other friendlies[]

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3 August 1983	Man Utd	3-4^[1]	Rush 2, Souness
10 August 1983	WAC Morocco	3-0^[2]	Robinson, Nicol, Souness
17 May 1984	Newcastle	2-2	Robinson, Souness
22 May 1984	Israel	4-1	Whelan 2, Robinson, Souness
3 June 1984	Tottenham	5-2	Rush 2, Johnston 2, Walsh
9 June 1984	Tottenham	1-1	Rush (90)

Results[]

League[]

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
27 August 1983	Wolves	1-1	Rush (46)
31 August 1983	Norwich	1-0	Souness (29)
3 September 1983	Nottingham Forest	1-0	Rush (84)
6 September 1983	Southampton	1-1	Rush (60)
10 September 1983	Arsenal	2-0	Johnston (17), Dalglish (67)
17 September 1983	Aston Villa	2-1	Dalglish (73), Rush (79)
24 September 1983	Man Utd	0-1
1 October 1983	Sunderland	0-1
15 October 1983	West Ham	3-1	Robinson (15, 24, 74)
22 October 1983	Queens Park Rangers	1-0	Nicol (83)
29 October 1983	Luton	6-0	Rush (2, 5, 36, 55, 88), Dalglish (38)
6 November 1983	Everton	3-0	Rush (16), Robinson (60), Nicol (85)
12 November 1983	Tottenham	2-2	Robinson (6), Rush (65)
19 November 1983	Stoke	1-0	Rush (67)
26 November 1983	Ipswich	1-1	Dalglish (62)
3 December 1983	Birmingham	1-0	Rush (86)
10 December 1983	Coventry	0-4
17 December 1983	Notts County	5-0	Nicol (12), Souness (pen 22, 83), Hunt (og 35), Rush (50)
26 December 1983	West Brom	2-1	Nicol (16), Souness (62)
27 December 1983	Leicester	2-2	Lee (74), Rush (83)
31 December 1983	Nottingham Forest	1-0	Rush (28)
2 January 1984	Man Utd	1-1	Johnston (32)
14 January 1984	Wolves	0-1
20 January 1984	Aston Villa	3-1	Rush (46, 70, 80)
1 February 1984	Watford	3-0	Rush (10), Nicol (41), Whelan (45)
4 February 1984	Sunderland	0-0
11 February 1984	Arsenal	2-1	Kennedy (12), Neal (78)
18 February 1984	Luton	0-0
25 February 1984	Queens Park Rangers	2-0	Rush (80), Robinson (55)
3 March 1984	Everton	1-1	Rush (17)
10 March 1984	Tottenham	3-1	Dalglish (41), Whelan (43), Lee (88)
16 March 1984	Southampton	0-2
31 March 1984	Watford	2-0	Wark (58), Rush (80)
7 April 1984	West Ham	6-0	Rush (6, 18), Dalglish (12), Whelan (28), Souness (62, 70)
14 April 1984	Stoke	0-2
18 April 1984	Leicester	3-3	Whelan (14), Rush (59), Wark (81)
21 April 1984	West Brom	3-0	McNaught (og 20), Souness (25), Dalglish (29)
28 April 1984	Ipswich	2-2	Kennedy (31), Rush (37)
5 May 1984	Birmingham	0-0
7 May 1984	Coventry	5-0	Rush (43, 45, Pen 57, 81), Hansen (71)
12 May 1984	Notts County	0-0
15 May 1984	Norwich	1-1	Rush (30)

FA Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	6 January 1984	Newcastle	4-0	Robinson (8), Rush (28, 86), Johnston (63)
4	29 January 1984	Brighton	0-2

League Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
2 (1st leg)	5 October 1983	Brentford	4-1	Rush (23, 70), Robinson (51), Souness (57)
2 (2nd leg)	25 October 1983	Brentford	4-0	Souness (pen 38), Hodgson (65), Dalglish (69), Robinson (87)
3	8 November 1983	Fulham	1-1	Rush (64)
3 (R)	22 November 1983	Fulham	1-1	Dalglish (50)
3 (R)	29 November 1983	Fulham	1-0	Souness (114)
4	20 December 1983	Birmingham	1-1	Souness (26)
4 (R)	22 December 1983	Birmingham	3-0	Nicol (39), Rush (53, pen 74)
5	17 January 1984	Sheffield Wednesday	2-2	Nicol (20), Neal (pen 60)
5 (R)	25 January 1984	Sheffield Wednesday	3-0	Rush (37, 85), Robinson (74)
Semi-final (1st leg)	7 February 1984	Walsall	2-2	Whelan (14, 73)
Semi-final (2nd leg)	14 February 1984	Walsall	2-0	Rush (13), Whelan (52)
Final	25 March 1984	Everton	0-0
Final (R)	28 March 1984	Everton	1-0	Souness (21)

European Cup[]

League Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
1 (1st leg)	14 September 1983	Odense	1-0	Dalglish (14)
1 (2nd leg)	28 September 1983	Odense	5-0	Robinson (14, 72), Dalglish (32, 40), Clausen (og 65)
2 (1st leg)	19 October 1983	Athletic Bilbao	0-0
2 (2nd leg)	2 November 1983	Athletic Bilbao	1-0	Rush (66)
3 (1st leg)	7 March 1984	Benfica	1-0	Rush (66)
3 (2nd leg)	21 March 1984	Benfica	4-1	Whelan (9, 87), Johnston (33), Rush (79)
Semi-final (1st leg)	11 April 1984	Dinamo Bucharest	1-0	Lee (25)
Semi-final (2nd leg)	25 April 1984	Dinamo Bucharest	2-1	Rush (11, 84)
Final	30 May 1984	Roma	1-1^[3]	Neal (14)

Other[]

Charity Shield:

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
20 August 1983	Man Utd	0-2

Tables[]

League[]

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	22	14	6	73	32	41	80
2	Southampton	42	22	11	9	66	38	28	77
3	Nottingham Forest	42	22	8	12	76	45	31	74

Player stats[]

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
DF	Jim Beglin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK	Bob Bolder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	Kenny Dalglish	33	7	0	0	8	2	10	3	51	12
DF	Gary Gillespie	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
GK	Bruce Grobbelaar	42	0	2	0	13	0	10	0	67	0
DF	Alan Hansen	42	1	2	0	13	0	10	0	67	1
FW	David Hodgson	5	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	12	1
MF	Craig Johnston	29	2	2	1	12	0	9	1	52	4
DF	Alan Kennedy	42	2	2	0	13	0	10	0	67	2
DF	Mark Lawrenson	42	0	2	0	12	0	10	0	66	0
MF	Sammy Lee	42	2	2	0	13	0	10	1	67	3
DF	John McGregor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	Phil Neal	41	1	2	0	12	1	9	1	64	3
MF	Steve Nicol	23	5	2	0	9	2	4	0	38	7
FW	Michael Robinson	24	6	2	1	9	3	7	2	42	12
FW	Ian Rush	41	32	2	2	12	8	10	5	65	47
MF	Graeme Souness	37	7	2	0	12	5	10	0	61	12
DF	Phil Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
MF	John Wark	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2
FW	David West	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	Ronnie Whelan	23	4	1	0	5	3	5	2	34	9

Transfers[]

In[]

Player	From	Fee	Date
David West	Dorchester	£15,000	1983
Gary Gillespie	Coventry	£325,000	8 July 1983
Michael Robinson	Brighton	£200,000	1 August 1983
Ken De Mange	Home Farm	Unknown	8 August 1983
Bob Bolder	Sheffield Wednesday	£125,000	8 August 1983
Brian Mooney	Home Farm	£20,000	15 August 1983
John Wark	Ipswich	£450,000	10 March 1984
Paul Walsh	Luton	£700,000	21 May 1984

Out[]

Player	To	Fee	Date
Alan Harper	Everton	£100,000	1 June 1983

Notes[]

↑ Billy Drennan's testimonial.
↑ Larbi Benbarek's testimonial.
↑ Liverpool won 4-2 on penalties.

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Grey seasons indicate war years

[1] Billy Drennan's testimonial.

[2] Larbi Benbarek's testimonial.

[3] Liverpool won 4-2 on penalties.

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